TEHRAN (Iran News) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says he will not run for re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections. “I represented the noble people of Qom for three terms, which has been an honor for me,” Larijani said on Saturday, according to ILNA. Larijani added that “however, in general, I do not have any […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says he will not run for re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
“I represented the noble people of Qom for three terms, which has been an honor for me,” Larijani said on Saturday, according to ILNA.
Larijani added that “however, in general, I do not have any plans to be present in the next Majlis (parliament) and will not run for re-election.”
Parliamentary elections will be held on Feb. 21, 2020 with the approval of the Guardian Council
The midterm elections of the Assembly of Experts will also be held on the same date in Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Fars and Qom provinces.
Under Article 99 of Iran’s Constitution, the responsibility to supervise elections lays with the Guardian Council.
The body consists of six theologians appointed by the Leader and six jurists nominated by the Judiciary and approved by parliament.
Touching upon a plan to impeach the speaker, Hossein-Ali Haji-Deligani said, “The speakers’ performance caused Majlis not to stand atop all affairs.”
“The speaker has done a number of illegal violations whose last one is announcing his own private vote for gas price rise in the Supreme Economic Coordination Council, which includes heads of the three branches of the government, without consulting the representatives’ views,” Haji-Deligani have told earlier about Ali Larijani.
“In the meantime, the government optionally implements only those ratifications of the Majlis that it wants which is nothing but ignorance of legislators’ ratifications,” added Haji-Deligani, who represents Shahin Shahr and Meymeh in the parliament.
- source : tehrantimes, irannews
